If you suddenly lost your cell phone service, this may be why: Russian, U.S. satellites collide in space. The article doesn't give any details to what the function of the U.S. satellite was other than it was Motorola "Iridium global mobile communications system" satellite. Which means absolutely nothing to most people. Luckily, there's Wikipedia! You can read more about "Iridium" (not the element) here.
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